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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 26424395, member: 87809&quot;]While trying to attribute a Gordian III - FORTVNA REDVX coin that was in a multiple lot, and for which all examples at numismatics.org are called Antoniniani, I found this thread <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gordian-iii-ar-denarius.362952/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gordian-iii-ar-denarius.362952/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gordian-iii-ar-denarius.362952/</a></p><p>where [USER=73473]@Magnus Maximus[/USER] says: The silver purity of Gordian&#039;s denarii (1/2 Antoninianus) isn’t too low, roughly 43% silver, which was the standard from the reign of Elagabalus nearly fifteen years earlier. Gordian&#039;s administration was able to continue to use that silver standard, given how chaotic 238 AD was. The average weight of Gordian III&#039;s denarii are 3.14 grams with 1.359 grams of actual silver weight per coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>His post was about a Gordian III - Sol coin, but shouldn&#039;t this also apply to antoniniani that weight less than 3.14 g?</p><p><br /></p><p>Some examples:</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6510970" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6510970" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6510970</a></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2948429" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2948429" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2948429</a></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=14818368" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=14818368" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=14818368</a></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=13132901" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=13132901" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=13132901</a></p><p><a href="https://numismatics.org/collection/1935.117.199" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://numismatics.org/collection/1935.117.199" rel="nofollow">https://numismatics.org/collection/1935.117.199</a></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6116176" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6116176" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6116176</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My coin is 21 mm, and 2.87 g.</p><p>Attribution (for Antonianus): RIC IV Gordian III, 210; RSC (Cohen) 98; RCV (Sear 2000 Ed.) 8613; Michaud 595;</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Bust of Gordianus III, radiate, draped and cuirassed, to r.</p><p>Rev.: FORTVNA REDVX Fortuna, seated on throne to l., holding rudder in r. hand and cornucopia in l. hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1685968[/ATTACH]&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1685969[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>shouldn&#039;t the denomination be denarius?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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